Geology and Mineralogy considered with reference to Natural Theology
Appearance
CONTENTS
OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
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CHAP. I. | Extent of the Province of Geology | 12 |
II. | 18 | |
III. | 37 | |
IV. | 39 | |
V. | 45 | |
VI. | 48 | |
VII. | 55 | |
Remains of Vegetables in the Transition Series.
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VIII. | 60 | |
IX. | 67 | |
Mammalia of the Eocene Period.
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Mammalia of the Miocene Period.
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Mammalia of the Pliocene Period.
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X. | 82 | |
XI. | 86 | |
XII. | 89 | |
Cases of Animals destroyed suddenly.
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XIII. | 105 | |
XIV. | 109 | |
§ i. | Fossil Mammalia—Dinotherium.
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ii. | Megatherium.
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112 |
iii. | Fossil Saurians.
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iv. | Ichthyosaurus.
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v. | Intestinal Structure of Ichthyosaurus and of Fossil Fishes.
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147 |
vi. | Plesiosaurus.
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157 |
vii. | Mosasaurus, or great Animal of Maastricht.
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167 |
viii. | Pterodactyle.
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171
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ix. | Megalosaurus.
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180 |
x. | Iguanodon.
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185 |
xi. | Amphibious Animals allied to Crocodiles.
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191 |
xii. | Fossil Tortoises or Testudinata.
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xiii. | Fossil Fishes.
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Sauroid Fishes in the Order Ganoid.
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Fishes in Strata of the Carboniferous Order.
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Fishes of the Magnesian Limestone, or Zechstein.
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Fishes of the Muschelkalk, Lias, and Oolite Formations.
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Fishes of the Chalk Formation.
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216 | |
Fishes of the Tertiary Formations.
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216 | |
Family of Sharks.
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218 | |
Fossil Spines, or Ichthyodorulites.
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220 | |
Fossil Rays.
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221 | |
Conclusion.
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CHAP. XV. | 224 | |
§ i. | Fossil Univalve and Bivalve Shells.
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224 |
ii. | Fossil Remains of naked Mollusks, Pens and Ink bags of Loligo.
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iii. | Proofs of Design in the Mechanism of Fossil Chambered Shells.
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Mechanical Contrivances in the Nautilus.
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iv. | Ammonites.
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252 |
v. | Nautilus Sypho and Nautilus Zic Zac.
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270 |
vi. | Chambered Shells allied to Nautili and Ammonites.
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273 |
vii. | Belemnite.
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280 |
viii. | Foraminated Polythalamons Shells. Nummulites. Miliola.
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288 |
CHAP. XVI. | 291 | |
§ i. | First Class of Articulated Animals.
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Fossil Annelidans.
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ii. | Second Class of Articulated Animals.
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292 |
Fossil Crustaceans.
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292 | |
Trilobites.
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294 | |
iii. | Third Class of Articulated Animals.
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305 |
A Fossil Arachnidans.
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305 | |
Fossil Spiders.
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306 | |
Fossil Scorpions.
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307 | |
Fourth Class of Articulated Animals.
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308 | |
Fossil Insects.
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CHAP. XVII. | 312 | |
§ i. | Fossil Echinoderms.
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Echinidans and Stelleridans. | 313 | |
Crinoideans.
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Encrinites Moniliformis.
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317 | |
Pentacrinites.
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325 | |
ii. | Fossil Remains of Polypes.
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333 |
CHAP. XVIII. | 339 | |
§ i. | General History of Fossil Vegetables.
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ii. | Vegetables in Strata of the Transition Series.
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Equisetaceæ.
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Ferns.
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Lepidodendron.
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350 | |
Sigillaria.
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Favularia, Megaphyton, Bothrodendron, Ulodendron.
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356 | |
Stigmaria.
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358 | |
Fossil Coniferæ.
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363 | |
iii. | Vegetables in Strata of the Secondary Series.
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368 |
Fossil Cycadea.
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368 | |
Fossil Pandaneæ.
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377 | |
iv. | Vegetables in Strata of the Tertiary Series.
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380 |
Fossil Palms.
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385 | |
Conclusion.
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390 | |
CHAP. XIX. | 392 | |
XX. | 403 | |
XXI. | 409 | |
XXII. | 415 | |
XXIII. | 426 | |
XXIV. | 432 |
LIST OF ENGRAVINGS.
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5. | Entire Skeleton, and parts of another Skeleton of Megatherium. (Double Plate.)
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22. | Pterodactylus Crassirostris and Brevirostris, (Double Plate.)
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Total number of Plates 87. Total number of figures 705.
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- ↑ Besides 120 figures of Plants and Animals, this Plate represents 30 kinds of Sedimentary Deposits, and 8 varieties of Unstratified Rocks; it also shows the dispositions of intruded Dikes, Metalliferous Veins, and Faults.